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Trends in Teenage Birth Rates in Wisconsin, 2011-2022: Continued Declines and Persistent Disparities
Josh Hoffner1, Ayanna Vasquez2, Patrick Remington2
1Preventive Medicine Residency Program, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, Josh.hoffner@lmunet.edu.
Background:
Teenage pregnancy remains an important public health problem despite recent declines in teen births.
Methods:
Teen (ages 15-19) birth rates (per 1000 females) in Wisconsin from 2011 through 2022 were compared by race/ethnicity and county using Wisconsin Interactive Statistics on Health data.
Results:
Teen birth rates declined by 50% from 23.3 per 1000 teens in 2011-2013 to 11.5 per 1000 teens in 2020-2022, with the greatest decline among American Indian/Alaska Native teens (64%) and least among Black teens (40%), resulting in persistent 3-fold to 6-fold disparities between racial/ethnic groups. Teen birth rates by county had a 20-fold difference between Ozaukee (2.7 per 1000) and Menominee counties (54.5 per 1000).
Discussion:
The remarkable decline in teen births suggests public health and health care interventions are working, but targeted effort is needed to reduce the growing disparities.
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